Function to programmatically disable/enable EA or disable live trading?
We can globally enable or disable Expert Advisors by clicking the EA button on the toolbar, but is there a way to do it programmtically? Possibly via a script or even another EA?
Another area I'm looking into is the "Allow live trading" checkbox found within Tools->Options. Perhaps there is a way to programmatically activate or de-activate this setting in metatrader?
My idea is to have a global disable of EAs every Friday, and then Enabled when the market opens again the next week. Any help would be appreciated.
Overthinking a bit?
Put this code right after 'int start()'
if(DayOfWeek()==5){return(0);} //the EA will not execute when the dayofweek is friday
haha thank you c0d3. I forgot to explain one more limitation, I am not able to embed new code into this existing EA. It is not my EA unfortunately, or else I would modify it to my heart's content. So my thoughts were to create either a new script or EA, or even a DLL of some sort that can turn off this existing EA at a certain time of the day.
Do you know of any way to get around the fact that the EA cannot be modified? Thanks so much.
just passing thots!
is a bit total kill idea - but there are Windows api calls to
ShellExecute(); or WinExec();
and most likely something to nuke Terminal.exe to!
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a little noddy prcs with timer could terminate and restart ???
fbj, I like your idea. It reminded me of a tool I had long forgotten. AutoIt.
I am going to script an autoit executable to create a custom keystroke macro to remove/disable the EA.
shulic, that good then!
i googled AutoIt and found site... NICE (well, yet another bookmark to remember ;) - not need now but never know...
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We can globally enable or disable Expert Advisors by clicking the EA button on the toolbar, but is there a way to do it programmtically? Possibly via a script or even another EA?
Another area I'm looking into is the "Allow live trading" checkbox found within Tools->Options. Perhaps there is a way to programmatically activate or de-activate this setting in metatrader?
My idea is to have a global disable of EAs every Friday, and then Enabled when the market opens again the next week. Any help would be appreciated.